Maj RICHARD I BONG U.S. Army Air Corps. Over Borneo and Leyte 10 Oct 15 Nov 1944 Bong was a Gunnery instructor and not required to fly Combat Missions. – He flew them anyway. Maj. Bong was adamant about being allowed to fly combat sorties in addition to his duties as an instructor. Between 10 … Continue reading 10 October
9 October
PFC ROBERT H. YOUNG Co E, 8th Cav Reg, 1st Cav Div North of Kaesong, Korea 9 October 1950 Young’s company was spearheading a battalion-sized thrust deep into enemy territory when they were subjected to a barrage of deadly mortar and automatic weapons fire. Casualties mounted and Pfc Young himself was wounded in the face and … Continue reading 9 October
8 October
Capt. BOBBIE E. BROWN Company C, 18th Inf, 1st ID. Crucifix Hill, Aachen, Germany 8 October 1944 Capt Brown’s Company lead the assault and eliminated several enemy Pill-Boxes, then were caught in an intense artillery barrage that pinned down. Capt Brown grabbed a Bangalore pole charge then snuggled up with mother earth as enemy bullets whipped around him and … Continue reading 8 October
7 October
Maj CHARLES W. WHITTLESEY And the Men of the 308th Inf. Argonne Forest, France 2 -7 October 1918 Known to history as the “Lost Battalion” Maj. Charles Whittlesey, a pacifist who answered the call of his country, was ordered to take and hold a strategic piece of the Argonne Forest. He was the only commander … Continue reading 7 October
6 October
1lt HAROLD ERNEST GOETTLER (Pilot) & 2lt ERWIN R. BLECKLEY (AO) 130th Field Artillery, 50th Aero Squadron Over Binarville, France 6 October 1918 1st Lt. Harold E. Goettler and his Areal Observer, 2d Lt. Bleckley took off late in the afternoon on their second trip to drop supplies to a battalion which had been cut … Continue reading 6 October
5 October
Sgt MICHAEL B. ELLIS C Co. 28th Inf, 1st Div Exermont, France 5 October 1918. Ellis saw his first combat at age 16 when he served with Company K, 7th Infantry, along the Mexican border and at Vera Cruz. After discharge, he decided he preferred the military life and reenlisted in 1917 and deploying to … Continue reading 5 October
4 October
CPL.HAROLD W. ROBERTS Co A, 344th Battalion, Tank Corps. Montrebeau Woods, France 4 October 1918 Cpl. Roberts, was a driver in the newest war machine, the “Tank.” He was moving his tank to a better defensive position to protect another allied tank that had been disabled by enemy artillery. The tank slid into a 10 … Continue reading 4 October
3 October
MSG GARY I. GORDON & SFC RANDALL D. SHUGHART Combat Applications Group Sniper Team, Gothic Serpent Mogadishu, Somalia 3 October 1993 While serving as a 2 man Sniper Team Leader, with Task Force Ranger in Mogadishu, Somalia. MSGT Gordon and SFC Shughart’s sniper team provided precision fire support from the lead helicopter during an assault … Continue reading 3 October
2 October
CW2 MICHAEL J. NOVOSEL 82d Med 45th Med Co, 68th Med Group. KienTuong Province, RVN 2 October 1969 Mr. Novosel, was PIC on a medical evacuation helicopter responding to a hot emergency evacuation request. Mike unflinchingly maneuvered his helicopter into a heavily fortified and defended enemy area where a group of wounded Vietnamese soldiers were … Continue reading 2 October
1 October
MAJ. JOSEPH H. THOMPSON 110th Infantry, 28th Division Near Apremont, France Irish Immigrant Joe Thompson was serving as an Infantry Battalion Commander. At 47 years of age, he was the old man on the battlefield. He took his responsibility for the 600+ “kids” under his command seriously and when he was counterattacked by 2 full … Continue reading 1 October
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